Financial Analyst

Location: Nederland, Colorado

Eldora is the backyard winter mountain playground for Greater Denver, Boulder County, and Colorado's northern Front Range. Eldora is located just outside of the charming mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, about 20 miles west of Boulder and less than 50 miles from downtown Denver.

Eldora strives to deliver Colorado's Front Range the most memorable outdoor adventures to locals and out-of-town visitors. Eldora Mountain Resort employs up to 700 employees at peak season and has 680 acres of lift-accessible terrain for skiing and snowboarding, including a Woodward Mountain Park experience, and a world class Nordic Center.

This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to Work Where You Play!

• Free employee season pass and discounted dependent(s) season pass
• Free and discounted friends & family day passes
• Free RTD EcoPass
• Employee Housing available for some departments (by voucher system from hiring manager)
• Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more)
• 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting
• Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & Colorado Ski Country resorts
• 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts (out of state & out of country)

Job Summary: The Financial Analyst is a key member of Eldora's Finance and Accounting department, reporting to the Finance Director. The position is primarily responsible for overseeing financial processes in support of ongoing operations and may also assist in supporting various accounting processes. This position helps to coordinate the annual budget, forecasting, monthly close/reporting, inventory control, capital planning, reporting, and is responsible for ad-hoc analysis. The ideal candidate is motivated, self-directed, and comfortable presenting and collaborating with employees at all levels of the company. This role is primarily onsite. While there may be occasional opportunities to work remotely, candidates must be able to commute to Eldora most days.

Financial Support & Oversight:

• Prepare, Review, and Distribute monthly P&L reports
• Collaborate with Budget Owners on review and analysis of results
• Prepare weekly consolidated reporting package for Resort Leadership Team and Resort Management Team, including commentary and analysis
• Assist with preparation and analysis of monthly financial results for meetings with parent company
• Facilitate annual planning and budget process
• Support and train staff in company financial and accounting systems and procedures
• Develop and improve financial reporting tools and processes
• Analyze variances from forecasted plans, report results, and recommend solutions
• Provide analytical support for annual plan reviews, target setting, and other initiatives
• Support Capital planning, reporting, and variance analysis

Accounting & A/P:

• Sort mail and redistribute/process accordingly
• Support invoice flow to accounts payable department
• Administer training and local user setup in Accounts Payable platform (Coupa)
• Assist with vendor/supplier onboarding
• Track expense reporting accuracy and process reimbursement activity
• Manage & process out of pocket reimbursements
• Support resort purchasing guidelines and internal audit procedures
• Provide ad-hoc expense analysis and reporting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adheres to all company safety policies and procedures, actively contributing to a safe working environment for self, coworkers, and guests.
• All employees are expected to support Eldora's corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment by participating in our Sustainable Transportation Program. This includes choosing alternative transportation, carpooling, using the employee shuttle, and avoiding onsite parking on weekends and peak days. These actions help reduce Scope 3 emissions, lead by example, and ensure adequate parking for our guests.
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays as required by resort operations.
• This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of Eldora, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others.

Education and Experience:

• Solid understanding of accounting principles and concepts
• Knowledge of finance - forecasting techniques, DCF, sensitivity analysis, regression analysis, budgeting, 3 statement model, version management
• Dynamic, pro-active, resourceful, and practical
• Works well with Teams
• Strong analytical skills and ability to build complex Excel models (data collection, lookups/index/match, visualizations/charts, etc.)
• Ability to work with and relate to employees at all levels of the organization
• Attention to detail
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a time sensitive manner
• Effective written and oral skills
• Required: Undergraduate degree; ideally in finance, business administration, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in finance or accounting preferred
• Preferred: MBA, or Masters with a focus on finance
• Strong experience/skills with Excel modeling/formatting, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, and Office 365 collaboration environment (Teams/Sharepoint)
• Skiing/snowboarding experience a plus
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass MVR and BG check
• Must be at least 18 years old to operate company vehicles.

Compensation : Proposed hiring rate of $60,000-70,000/year, depending on experience.

Benefits: This position is full-time salary, year round position and includes an outstanding benefit package. This position is eligible to enroll in company medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, HSA, life/disability options; season pass for employees/dependents and privileges at several other resorts. Several discount programs (i.e., food & beverage, retail/rental, tickets, etc.) also available.

POWDR-Eldora Mountain, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and that race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/protected veterans or any other applicable status protected by state or local law, are not taken into account in any employment decision. We offer competitive benefits, employee housing, and a unique work atmosphere. All of our job opportunities are located at Eldora Mountain Resort in Boulder County, Colorado. 20 miles west of Boulder, CO. We are situated in the heart of Colorado's front range playground. All candidates must fill out an application to be considered for employment. All employees must align with the Play Forever program which implements our core values through support and execution Powdr's corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment and support our community in Eldora's everyday operations. This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.